abcnews.go.com - 12/16/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama said Monday a review by his own lawyer shows he had no direct contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the appointment of a Senate replacement, and transition aides did nothing inappropriate. Obama pledged to make the review public, but said he decided to ...
politico.com - 12/15/2008
dailykos.com - 12/16/2008
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dailykos.com —
Oh brother ... KING: Much like the star
report in the impeachment saga Dana just mentioned. In...
this criminal complaint there are some non-family friendly language that we won't repeat on a Sunday morning, but that is Barack Obama's best defense at ...
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John King: Obama needs to prove a negative
gallup.com - 12/16/2008
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- About one out of four
Americans, including half of Republicans, believe that members of...
President-elect Barack Obama's staff engaged in illegal activities relating to the charges that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to profit ...
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One in Four See Obama Staff Illegally Tied to ...
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AP's Probing Double Standard: Obama vs. Palin Ethics Inquiries
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Get a load of the first two grafs from AP's December 15 article, "Obama: Probe shows no contact in Illinois gov scandal.": ...
Double Standards: AP Trusts Obama On Ethics Probe, Didn’t Trust Palin
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... But when Obama released his own version of his and his staff’s involvement in the Blagojevich scandal the AP ran this much less skeptical headline: ...
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Scandal in Illinois: Is it airtight? —
First Read 12/16/2008
The New York Times reports that some experts are wondering whether the part of the criminal complaint accusing Blago of selling the senate seat is truly an airtight case. "Robert S. Bennett, one of Washington’s best-known white-collar criminal defense ...
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First Read 12/16/2008
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